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Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 1999

When we review our freshman applicants, we look at a wide variety of factors, some more easily quantifiable than others. Below are the primary academic factors we considered when we reviewed our freshman applicants for Fall 1999. Beyond being UC-Eligible (which almost all of our applicants are anyway) there is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.

  California residents out-of-
state		 international applications
withdrawn*		 total
applicants 30,396 3,470 1,420 393 35,679
admits 9,310 785 199 - 10,294
           
% admitted 30.63 22.62 14.01 - 28.85
% of apps 85.19 9.73 3.98 1.10  

*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration. This is usually done when an applicant accepts an early decision offer at another institution.

 

Academic Statistics**


10th - 11th Grade GPAs

Fully weighted GPA

This GPA includes an extra grade point for all UC-approved honors courses (which include AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses) in which a grade of C or higher is earned. The maximum value possible is 5.00.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
4.00 and above 58.59 82.16 14,111 8,267
3.70 - 3.99 16.50 12.29 7,499 1,237
3.30 - 3.69 5.68 4.21 7,459 424
3.00 - 3.29 2.99 .88 2,979 89
below 3.00 2.59 .45 1,740 45
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  3.83 4.23    


Unweighted GPA

This GPA does not include any extra grade points for honors courses. The maximum value possible is 4.00.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
4.00 76.81 21.00 2,751 2,113
3.70 - 3.99 53.59 50.24 9,430 5,054
3.30 - 3.69 20.29 24.34 12,069 2,449
3.00 - 3.29 5.96 3.56 6,008 358
below 3.00 2.44 .86 3,522 86
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  3.49 3.77    

 

Standardized Test Scores


SAT II - Writing

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 70.93 37.69 5,225 3,706
600 - 690 39.26 36.57 9,160 3,596
500 - 590 18.80 19.31 10,100 1,899
400 - 490 10.93 6.14 5,526 604
below 400 3.76 .29 744 28
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  586 653    


SAT II - Math Level I

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 56.27 29.51 3,236 1,821
600 - 690 32.04 43.50 8,377 2,684
500 - 590 16.36 20.21 7,620 1,247
400 - 490 10.06 6.17 3,788 381
below 400 7.77 .60 476 37
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  588 640    


SAT II - Math Level II

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 71.94 57.73 6,056 3,661
600 - 690 42.69 30.28 5,072 1,538
500 - 590 24.10 11.13 3,122 565
400 - 490 18.41 .79 531 82
below 400 .00 .00 21 0
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  665 701    


SAT II - Third

The "third" test is can be any SAT II subject other than Writing or Math. When applicants take more than one third test, the highest score is used.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 54.29 45.50 8,224 4,465
600 - 690 37.40 35.11 9,211 3,445
500 - 590 17.80 14.68 8,095 1,441
400 - 490 9.67 4.30 4,362 422
below 400 6.02 .41 664 40
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  614 671    


SAT I - Verbal

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 68.98 30.92 4,452 3,071
600 - 690 39.10 44.38 11,275 4,408
500 - 590 18.12 19.85 10,885 1,972
400 - 490 10.54 4.69 4,422 466
below 400 1.32 .15 1,136 15
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  588 649    


SAT I - Math

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 59.40 46.30 7,742 4,599
600 - 690 29.76 38.15 12,730 3,789
500 - 590 15.07 12.40 8,167 1,231
400 - 490 10.00 2.99 2,970 297
below 400 2.85 .16 561 16
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  622 677    


ACT Assessment

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
30 - 36 66.95 28.21 953 638
26 - 29 34.86 38.33 2,487 867
22 - 25 20.05 22.59 2,548 511
18 - 21 13.93 9.37 1,522 212
below 18 6.08 1.50 559 34
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  24 27    

 

High School Course Work

Honors Level Semesters- Grades 10-12

UC-Approved honors courses can include AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses.

# of semesters %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
20 and above 56.27 36.90 6,597 3,712
16 - 19 45.10 24.70 5,510 2,485
12 - 15 31.93 21.11 6,653 2,124
8 - 11 18.74 11.68 6,269 1,175
below 8 6.44 5.61 8,751 564
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  13 17    


Overall College Preparatory Semesters

We also refer to these as the "a-f" subjects†, which include: history, English, math, laboratory science, non-English language, and academic electives. With the exception of math and non-English language, these are taken from grades 9-12. Math/non-English Language can be taken as early as the 7th grade.

†As of fall 2003 "a-f" was expanded to "a-g" when a seventh subject requirement was added: visual and performing arts. In years prior to 2003, these courses were considered part of the college prep elective subject.

# of semesters %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
48 and above 41.41 32.84 7,979 3,304
44 - 47 35.00 28.75 8,263 2,892
40 - 43 27.44 26.61 9,756 2,677
36 - 39 17.57 9.94 5,692 1,000
below 36 8.95 1.86 2,090 187
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  44 46    


12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters

# of semesters %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
12 and above 38.38 10.61 2,780 1,067
10 - 12 32.96 64.76 19,766 6,515
8 - 9 24.20 21.28 8,848 2,141
6 - 7 14.94 2.97 2,002 299
below 6 9.90 .38 384 38
         
overall averages all applicants admits    
  10 10    

**These figures exclude international and non- first-time freshman applicants.
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